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Somebody's Daughter Ashley C. Cart Help Sign In. Submit Search. Synopsis Hunger of Memory is the story of Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just fifty words of English, and concludes his university studies in the stately quiet of the reading room of the British Museum.

You expect to get pregnant in the next five minutes. You've heard it all. Reads and interprets eight works of literature by people of color, foregrounding the philosophical debate about modernity vs. Acclaimed by many as one of the most gifted essayists and stylists in American letters these last few decades, Richard Rodriguez has left an indelible imprint on the tradition of autobiographical writing of the nation.

Torres asks each about the influence of language in their craft and the creative drive that commits them to their art. In sharing their responses, Torres offers a brief biography of each author and a concise examination of their writings.

Download for print-disabled. Check nearby libraries Library. Share this book Facebook. May 15, History. An edition of Hunger of memory This edition was published in January 1, by Bantam Written in English — pages.

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Publisher: Tantor Audio. Released: Jun 26, ISBN: Format: Audiobook. Hunger of Memory is the story of Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just fifty words of English, and concludes his university studies in the stately quiet of the reading room of the British Museum. Here is the poignant journey of a "minority student" who pays the cost of his social assimilation and academic success with a painful alienation—from his past, his parents, his culture—and so describes the high price of "making it" in middle-class America.

Provocative in its positions on affirmative action and bilingual education, Hunger of Memory is a powerful political statement, a profound study of the importance of language.